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<p>[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4419328, member: 60629"]I just bought an interesting 20"x24" supposedly-19th century oil painting on canvas of a river, bridge, soldiers, and what appears to be a fort on a distant mountain. No signature as far as I could see but given the size, probable age, and fascinating content, I couldn't resist. If this is actually from the 1880s and depicts a fort in the western US, I can't imagine there are too many possible painters. </p><p><br /></p><p>There is also a remanent of a gallery tag on the back that states "..NENTSKY & WES.. ..ET. PHIL...."</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you have any thoughts on the location depicted or artist? According to the seller the painting is likely of American origin. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/7DJTeUz.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/rbJXPD3.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/JS9i3Pk.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zTEzys7.jpeg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://imgur.com/gallery/GpBqEud" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://imgur.com/gallery/GpBqEud" rel="nofollow">https://imgur.com/gallery/GpBqEud</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="techbiker, post: 4419328, member: 60629"]I just bought an interesting 20"x24" supposedly-19th century oil painting on canvas of a river, bridge, soldiers, and what appears to be a fort on a distant mountain. No signature as far as I could see but given the size, probable age, and fascinating content, I couldn't resist. If this is actually from the 1880s and depicts a fort in the western US, I can't imagine there are too many possible painters. There is also a remanent of a gallery tag on the back that states "..NENTSKY & WES.. ..ET. PHIL...." Do you have any thoughts on the location depicted or artist? According to the seller the painting is likely of American origin. Thank you! [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/7DJTeUz.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/rbJXPD3.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/JS9i3Pk.jpeg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/zTEzys7.jpeg[/IMG] [URL]https://imgur.com/gallery/GpBqEud[/URL][/QUOTE]
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